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1884.50.3

Iron horseshoe

1884.50.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron horseshoe
Long description
Iron shoe with a fluted outer edge and five nail holes. The toe of the shoe is broken. [CG [Excav. PR] 18/09/2013]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England Greater London City of London EC4 Cannon Street Station
Cultural groups
English
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Medieval
Date collected
1864
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 109 mm, Width: max 105 mm, Thick: max 8 mm, Weight 128 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.50.3
Research and responses

"Railway Works (Steel Yard) Cannon St" probably refers to the site of Cannon Street Station, which would have been under construction in 1864. Cannon Street Station is on the site of a medieval steelyard, the English trading base of the Hanseatic League. [Dan Hicks 25/07/2013]

Steelyard: Presumably the following - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelyard: The Steelyard, from the German Stalhof, was in the Middle Ages the main trading base of the Hanseatic League in London. It lay on the north bank of the Thames by the outflow of the Walbrook, its site now covered by Cannon Street Station and commemorated in the name of Steelyard Passage. [AP 14/07/2006]

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